like san francisco, california has always been a state of dreamers, and doors, and entrepreneurs. a state head -- that has prided itself of being on the leading and cutting edge of new ideas. we're one of the most diversity's, san francisco is the largest per-capita chinese population of many in the united states in the most diverse state in the world's most averse democracy. the delegation will appreciate this as you walk the streets of san francisco at our best as it is across the state. people are living and a dancing together across every conceivable and imaginable difference. i have believed the world looks to us to say it is -- if it is possible to live together across every conceivable difference. we're proud of our home and place in history and proud of our example. but we also are humble in the context of the world we're living in. a world that is another connected but hyper-connected with a merger of i.t. and globalization. we recognize our faith -- fate is connected to the fate of others. that is the spirit that binds us together. the spirit that brings us here today. i

international school, a nonprofit corporation, for the use of the site located at 1155 page st., san francisco, california, for 20 years from september 1, 2012 to august 31, 2022, with an adoption for an extension through august 2032. the director is in the audience if you have any questions on this issue. i know you have had many discussions with me over the course of the month. with that, carlos is giving me that famous look. which is enough. >> there were no public comments. commissioners? vice president norton: i wanted to express my gratitude to the people from french american who sat through five hours of this meeting. if you are willing to that, you are going to take great care of the site and i am happy to support the least. -- the lease. commissioner fewer: we had a lot of community members coming out and they gave us a lot of feedback. i think it has pushed us to be better and to ask those kinds of questions. i want to cigarettes into the french american international school for addressing those issues. for being a very forthright and willing to hear some of the criticisms were concerns of the c

san francisco. this exclusion that -- there is a trend in san francisco and california and around the world to embrace the transgendered community and to acknowledge that everyone deserves to be treated equally and to have access to health care. in san francisco, more than a decade ago supervisor mark leno past position to provide equal health care for transgendered city employees. we have a trend in california in moving away from discriminatory health care practices. for example: the california legislation banned gender rating which is discriminatory against women. the ama has a knowledge of these procedures are medically necessary. -- acknowledged these procedures are makleys -- medically necessary. this will help the transgendered community to address the massive economic disadvantage of the -- that the trans community experiences. there twice as likely to have college degrees as the general population's but transgendered californians experience unemployment and poverty rates twice the state average. one in four transgendered people earns wages below the national poverty level. average income with

san francisco . >> es una oportunidad para estar acá, es un país más libre. >> con mi familia celebrando un cuatro de julio, día de la independencia de estados unidos en san francisco, californiabraban así la indepedencia de estados unidos a gran bretaña . >> es un país que nos da muchas oportunidades le doy gracias a dios por este país . >> celebrando pero también trabajanado. >> trabajando porque también la crisis ha estado difícil . >> ¿cómo ha estado el negocio?. >ó>muy malo. >> algunas sonrisas, transcurria una jornada de festejos . >> como decíamos son miles de personas que han pasado por el embarcadero, en búsqueda de sus autos estaciónados, no sabemos si la explosion fue por un fuego pirotecnico. >> ,las autoridades de san josé recuerdan a los residentes que esta prohibido quemar pólvora, el uso de fuegos artificiales puede crear incendios de matórrales. >> las agencias de seguridad publica están haciendo vigilancia para las personas que conducen bajo la influencia . >> una pareja que se dio cuenta que tan sería es el trabajo de la patrulla de caminos de san francisco . >> ellos condujeron 90 millas, ella tiene conductora designada. >> la fiesta continúa después de la

[applause] >> from san francisco, california state representative tom adriana -- amiano. [applause] >> thank you. i just got a text from olivia newton-john and she wants her jacket back. [laughter] ♪ summer days ♪ [laughter] i have been around the block and even when i was young, a whole bunch of people were there for us. it was popular. they could have lost votes. i do appreciate loyalty permit it reminds us about what loyalty is all about. we will never forget those people in germany forced to wear a pink triangle. to my brother from uganda, we will never let you down. you have the force of this community behind you. our history means a lot but the future means more. when you have the horror of rick santorum and mitt romney and i have a confession to make. 46 years ago, i threw mitt romney down to the ground and cut and styled his hair. [laughter] [applause] >> that remarks should go viral. [laughter] patrick was kline -- kind enough to identify members of the board of supervisors and the other electorate of san francisco. i do not think you have got a chance to see the

of san francisco california prize for service in common good. the event will be 2012, november 12. it recognizes the good will the giants have created. proceeds will go back into scholarship programs. they are being commended for their work in the community and for their junior giants baseball. the junior giants baseball program serves over 20,000 boys and girls in 85 different communities. the community fund is for the public awareness campaign, organ donor awareness night, as well as other opportunities. i wanted to commend them on being such a great partner for the city in the port. and that concludes my report. >> is there any public comment? >> i wanted to comment on one item that came before the commission, attending the world series america's cup, we are here to give you a brief report on what happened. not only were we able to watch the races, but we also met with the executive director of the america's cup for rhode island, a state official. we also had a chance to spend time with race management. we actually visited the team based to understand the stand-up -- set up. of

attorney, san francisco california, approximately april 2012.nd address for reply. same reading over telephone to japanese consoles. answer was japan as sovereign nation after world war ii, 1952 was able to assemble nuclear reactors. that statement also implicates enriched uranium. 2012 imperialists allied nations, and there are also nations which build nuclear reactors, questions iran's intent to build nuclear reactors, hoping for prove to fried as if in actuality, enriching uranium for nuclear weapons. printed in the union of socialist republics, following a storm in the debates, violent clashes throughout the country on march 26, 1958, has a law authorizing west germany -- march 26, 1958, answer sovereignty to build nuclear reactors, questions if nuclear weapons were built. frg government, their inspiration a one-nation germany, european union, 2012 -- [bell rings] supervisor chiu: thank you. next speaker. >> good afternoon, honorable board of supervisors. i much appreciate and love my supervisor, david campos. i do not know whether to cheer

the san francisco, california meier, 2012, wants violence. that is why he was elected mayor.a need for constructive opinions that do not create a social culture competence matured by use of constitutional law, given time to original opening, who were actually week, the people. being that from the 1776 revolution against colonialism into 2012 imperialists nation, surrounding planet earth sovereign nations with military bases and imposing aggression, defending its interest, provokes, influencing marketing. come work together. what is capital currency class ranked by of we of the people? the stimuli is there, and variables of temperament, obliged to that exchange for labor as a means for production, advertising media, entertainment promotions given to that social culture, securely america-first. best language in racist, chauvinist political economy, when a body moves with a nasty sphere of fascism. emotions reading text that beam, p-h-e-m-e independence. this reading given two minutes. president chiu: thank you. next speaker. >> good afternoon, supervisors. i am the executive di

[applause] >> from san francisco, california state representative tom adriana -- amiano. [applause] >> thank you. i just got a text from olivia newton-john and she wants her jacket back. [laughter] ♪ summer days ♪ [laughter] i have been around the block and even when i was young, a whole bunch of people were there for us. it was popular. they could have lost votes. i do appreciate loyalty permit it reminds us about what loyalty is all about. we will never forget those people in germany forced to wear a pink triangle. to my brother from uganda, we will never let you down. you have the force of this community behind you. our history means a lot but the future means more. when you have the horror of rick santorum and mitt romney and i have a

on behalf of the city and county of san francisco, i officially declare this to be asian pacific heritage month in san francisco and the state of californialcome. [applause] >> i am going to make one correction. he said president obama is the first african-american president. president obama crew up in hawaii. -- grew up in hawaii. it makes him an honorary asian- american. he is the first asian-american president as well. tonight's events would not be possible without our community partners. a group that helped make all this happened, i am going to read them all. the asian business alliance, asian law alliance, the asian pacific american leadership institute, chinese-american cultural association, chinese american political association, citizens for better community, culture to culture, why in the chamber of commerce of northern care of -- kawai and chamber of commerce of northern california, northern california chinese athletic association, national association of american professionals, national federation of independent business, national federation of filipino americans, the filipino chamber of commerce, around of applause for all of

as the american companies in china, the chinese companies working in california in san francisco are also making contributions to job creation and the development of the economy in local areas. we're thinking these are very good signs. as the previous speakers mentioned, we paid a visit to the united states last february. governor brown proposed that we set up a working group for the u.s., a state, and china provinces to cooperate. we call this a working group, a joint working group of provinces and the states. at that time, the vice president made a very good, very positive response for the proposal. after the vice-president returned to china, we worked very hard on the proposal and my visit this time is to further the proposal. to make further follow-up of the proposal. yesterday morning, the delegation was in sacramento so we had a very good and successful and fruitful discussion with the lieutenant governor newsome and secretary ross. we believe when the working group is set up, it will tap the cooperative potential between our two sides while in many areas such as infrastructure

san francisco was known for passing all of these anti- chinese ordinances to limit the movement, the productivity of chinese in the city. we know two things. change happens. maybe the state of california is the state of golden opportunities, where we have a chinese-american mayor of san francisco. 35 years ago, congress members passed similar resolutions in both house and the senate to formally recognize the first 10 days of may as asian-pacific heritage week. one year later, president jimmy carter signed into law a joint resolution to officially designate the annual celebration. 11 years later, president george bush extended the weeklong celebration to an entire month. you know and i know that our mothers say that every day is asian pacific american day. i want to recognize all of the milestones the api has made in the state of california and in the entire country. the caucus has a record of 42 members in the asian caucus in congress. one of their very first things we want to say is it was a young man who was the first member -- we want to make note of that. the reestablishment of the white house initiative by president obama was another accomplishment. president obama's cabinets has

california from farming. that applies to the filipinos and two others. they set foot in san francisco. a generation upon generation, of residence of san francisco had to endure the struggles and have made this city a very special place. i am very excited about the leadership that presides over san francisco today. mayor lee, supervisor chiu, mar, chu, and we had the treasurer. this ought to be a moment in which we celebrate the aspirations and the fact that we have risen to the governance of this country. the fact that we have changed the opportunity. last night, i have the opportunity to listen to an 86- year-old honoree at the gathering last night. she's had spoken about how her life was different and the opportunities that were denied because she was jewish. because of the efforts of norm and mike and your leade in, asiy are not denied opportunities because of where they come from. we are aspiring and we are leaving california and america in a new generation. -- leading california and america in a new generation. we have an obligation to lead in the 21st century. we are providing le

san francisco and california have been on the cutting age -- cutting edge to find ways to reduce costs and expand access and quality. the city's access -- the city's actions in this important matter should continue to move us forward. supervisor mar: thank you. any questions? supervisor cohen: just a couple of questions. he noted that consolidated hospitals drive up prices and it is a safe assumption we can't have a hospital in every single corner. what do we need to do? >> in the long term, we have to recognize we have to give power to the public sector and figure out how to set and control rates separate from setting providers competing with each other so we have duplicative purchases of mri machines and duplicative services. we need to use the tools that are available to figure out how to provide and determine what services we need, provide and pay for those. i think it is a much longer-term project. we need to look at putting information and power to set rates and determined where facilities should be located in hands of us in the community and the public sector. we have paid very

concerned about trevor tim activist at the electronic frontier foundation joining us from san francisco california. well you don't have to look far to know that we are fake into a very contentious and expensive political season with of course the presidential campaign not to mention all the contest for local and state lawmakers as well as those running for u.s. senate and congress and one thing that your time and time again especially from those long time politicians is that things have never been so partisan have never been this divided but there's a new book out that shows in fact people from different parties with starkly different views can get along in the book is called america you sexy bitch along a love letter to freedom it was co-written by meghan mccain and michael ian black and let me just read you a short description it says she is a single twenty something gun loving christian republican writer and blogger the daughter of a senator and two thousand and eight republican presidential nominee he is a married forty year old gun fearing atheist democrat comedian the son of a lesbian former